15 January 1917  69 Portland Court  London W

Dear Professor,

I had looked forward to a letter this Christmas, but probably the postal difficulties and delays are increasing; I hope you got my letter sent early in November.  Van Emden kindly sent me the first volume of your lectures, and I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed them.  I seemed to hear your voice speaking all through.  They are very persuasive, in spite of the initial warning in the first lecture, and ought to have wide success.  I am writing articles on Dream Analysis and Psychotherapy for a huge Encyclopedia of Education.  Unfortunately, through a mistake, Constance Long (Jung) is writing on |×/, but I hope to checkmate her.  Then I have to prepare a second, enlarged edition of my book («MDNM»Papers).«FN1.××Jones, «MDUL»Papers«MDNM», 2nd ed. 1918.»  There is formidable opposition here, chiefly focussed in one venomous and unscrupulous man, Mercier, and backed by anti‑German prejudice, but I hold my own, being used to standing alone.  On the other hand our India office has just submitted to me officially as a test of the value of |×/, the case of a valuable officer, whom they consider incurable; I have been treating him for 5 1/2 months and am hopeful of the result, which if successful would be important.

I have recently parted with Lina, and set her up in a little flat and found work for her.  She has been with me for over three years, which is long enough time to spend with such a character.  It has been very difficult lately and altogether I feel I have paid heavily for my sin against her and Loe.  I now have a housekeeper of 5O who shines with respectability.  Loe telephoned to me this week.  The morphia had gone up again to 15 gr. (1 grm), and she is now making a final and determined effort to abolish it, in three stages.  The circumstances are favourable, as Herbert is now well, and they are happily settled.

I had a postcard from Rank, with not much news.  I hope he has been able to keep on his room in Wien, of which he was so proud.  I shall be able to help him financially after the war, but when will that be?  In two years?  Our newspapers are full of the alleged distress in your country, but there are so many palpable lies on both sides, that one can only guess at the truth.  Anyhow I pray that you are not seriously incommoded.

How is Anna getting on?  Is she more expansive that [than] she used to be?  I wrote to her for her 21st birthday, but do not know whether she will feel inclined to write back.  Please remember me kindly to her,  to all your family, and our friends

and accept my very warmest regards  Ernest Jones.